Is it me or a bug?

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Is it me or a bug?

Post by Pandamonium »

I'm requesting an item (Storage Chest in this case)
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The ship in orbit has the item...
But it never drops it...
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did I miss something, is it me?
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Re: Is it me or a bug?

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on further testing, changing it to a specific planet then triggers the orbital drop.
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The question then in why?
if I wants any planet my ship visits to be able to supply, then to drop it back...
that's not game breaking right?
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Re: Is it me or a bug?

Post by Jap2.0 »

If I'm reading your post right: that prevents an infinite loop of planet -> space platform -> planet -> space platform -> ...
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Re: Is it me or a bug?

Post by Tertius »

The general mechanic is that if there is some request for an item for a given planet, the platform will never drop this item to this planet. Even if the amount is 0. So if you have a request for an item for all planets, this item will never be dropped to any planet.
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Re: Is it me or a bug?

Post by Pandamonium »

Right... I see

thanks Tertius, that helped me understand the mechanic.
appreciate it.
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